[BCNnet] Fwd: Wildlife Fly-In to Washington March 27-29

Wed Feb 29 20:20:34 CST 2012

This would be a GREAT opportunity for Illinois bird conservationists to go  
to Washington to talk to Congresspeople about bird issues.

I've been to Washington for Sierra Club many times and it is a very  
rewarding experience. I can't make it to this ABC lobby event (I'm going in  April 
instead), but Illinois constituents are needed, so if you're interested,  
click the link below.

Take photos and share them with BCNnet!

Christine Williamson 
Chicago/Cook
birdchris at aol.com

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From: Steve Holmer <_sholmer at abcbirds.org_ (mailto:sholmer at abcbirds.org) >
Date:  Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 3:29 PM
Subject: Wildlife Fly-In to Washington March  27-29
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To: All Activists 
From: Steve Holmer 
Date: February 29, 2012 
Wildlife Fly-In to  Washington March 27-29 
You can help make sure birds have a voice with this  Congress! This March, 
American Bird Conservancy and a coalition of  partners including Defenders 
of Wildlife, National Wildlife Refuge  Association, National Audubon Society, 
National Resources Defense  Council, The Endangered Species Coalition, are 
inviting you to  Washington D.C. to speak out on behalf of birds and other 
wildlife to  ensure they continue to be a priority for this country.   
This will be an opportunity for you  to tell  your members of Congress, and 
officials from the Obama Administration  how important it is that they 
continue to fund programs that   protect our nation’s birds and other wildlife. 
Beginning on March 27 you will have an opportunity to  participate in an 
advocacy training and then use those skills in  meetings with your elected 
members of Congress on the 28th  and 29th.  This is a great opportunity to make 
your  voice heard and to learn how to be a more effective advocate.   
To participate, you will need to register by  clicking out this link:  
_http://www.abcbirds.org/membership/fly-in_registration.cfm_ 
(http://www.abcbirds.org/membership/fly-in_registration.cfm)  
To make our wildlife advocacy effort most effective,  Senators and 
Representatives on the committees that control funding  government programs will be 
the primary focus. If you are from the  following states or congressional 
districts, your participation would be  especially important:  Alaska, 
California, Hawaii, Illinois,  Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, 
Mississippi, Montana,  North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode 
Island,  Tennessee, Texas, Washington. 
Other key targets are include the following  Congressional Districts in 
Other States:  
Rep. Ed  Pastor (D-AZ-4) 
Rep.  Jeff Flake (R-AZ-6) 
Rep.  Ander Crenshaw (R-FL-4) 
Rep. C.  W. Bill Young (R-FL-10) 
Rep.  Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-21) 
Rep.  Michael Simpson (R-ID-2) 
Rep.  Tom Cole (R-OK-4) 
Rep.  Chaka Fattah (D-PA-2) 
Rep.  Charles Dent (R-PA-15) 
Rep.  James Moran (D-VA-8) 
Rep.  Frank Wolf (R-VA-10) 
Steve Holmer 
Senior Policy Advisor  
American Bird Conservancy & 
Director, Bird Conservation Alliance 
_202-234-7181 ext. 216_ (tel:202-234-7181%20ext.%20216)  
_sholmer at abcbirds.org_ (mailto:sholmer at abcbirds.org)  
Skype: sholmerabc 
_www.abcbirds.org_ (http://www.abcbirds.org/) , 
_www.birdconservationalliance.org_ (http://www.birdconservationalliance.org/) , _ABC on Facebook_ 
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Bird-Conservancy/136126341809) , _ABC  
Videos_ (http://www.youtube.com/abcbirds)  

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